A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 101 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (63 miles). Unique identifier: us1000dahz. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18714718, us1000dahz. The temblor was picked up at 21:01:10 / 9:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -166.7473 West, latitude 52.9739 North, depth = 30.05 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.05 km (19 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/03/18 / 2018-03-20 08:01:10 / March 20, 2018 @ 8:01 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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